The 13 best Anne Lamott quotes to cheer you up

The 13 best Anne Lamott quotes to cheer you up–these are the best inspirational Anne Lamott quotes on grace, from her book Bird by Bird, and from Anne Lamott’s other books.


I was in a terrible mood this morning. Grumpy, grouchy, not grateful at all.

The sun was shining, which was annoying. I didn’t really feel like working, but I didn’t really feel like not working.

I just felt fussy, like a baby who squirms and yelps and shakes a tiny fist at the world for not being a little warmer, less confusing, more neatly organized, and free of dog hair that must perpetually (perpetually!) be vacuumed.

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(Pepper, on the other hand, has no such angst. Her greatest hardship is bath time.)

What do you do when you wake up in a mood?

I usually pick up a book. Or in a rush, I scroll through my Quotes board on Pinterest.

There’s something about reading quotes that centers me and helps me start looking up at the sky instead of down at my feet.

So in case you also need a mid-week pick-me-up, today I’m sharing 13 of my favorite inspirational Anne Lamott quotes.

These are the Anne Lamott quotes that shake me awake and make me take a deep breath and smile. I hope they brighten your day, too!

The 13 best Anne Lamott quotes to cheer you up

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How to save your favorite quotes from books (& free art print!)

I’ve been rereading Bird by Bird the past few weeks, and I’m remembering how many underline-worthy sentences there are in it. I love those sorts of books—the ones that make you pause every few pages to dwell on and soak up a sentence that hits a vein of truth.

The problem is, we soak up the sentence but then forget it a few pages later when a new little gem emerges. I don’t know about you, but I have the worst memory. Jarrett has always had a knack for remembering quotes and favorite lines, but I would draw the longest “uhhhhhh….” if you asked me to name my favorite line from a book. It’s sad, really. And no matter how many times I read and reread a sentence, hoping to imprint it on my memory, it slips right through my fingers when I try to think of it later.

What to do, what to do? Outsource it!

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That’s right–I’ve given up trying to stockpile favorite quotes in my brain, and now I just hoard them in places I can easily access anytime. Here are my two favorite ways to build a library of favorite quotes from books:

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